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Cumulative Vascular Burden: The Prognostic Value of a Time-Weighted Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Haemodialysis Patients.

Key takeaways

People with kidney failure die of heart and blood vessel disease at very high rates. Stiff arteries are part of that, and doctors measure stiffness with a test called CAVI that is not thrown off by blood pressure. Researchers followed a group of hemodialysis patients and tested whether combining CAVI with how long someone has been on dialysis predicts death better than a single reading does. This was an observational study that watched what happened, so it can show which measurement tracks with risk, not that stiff arteries cause the deaths.

Who did this work

Casale R · Tartaglione L · Pesce F · Mazzaferro S · Lai S · Sciarretta S · Muci ML · Bellasi A · Zaza G · Rotondi S

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-07
https://doi.org/10.1159/kbr/adjag007